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Pages in category "Yoruba words and phrases" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abiku;
Some common Arabic words used in Yoruba are names of the days such as Atalata (الثلاثاء) for Tuesday, Alaruba (الأربعاء) for Wednesday, Alamisi (الخميس) for Thursday, and Jimoh (الجمعة, Jumu'ah) for Friday. By far, Ọjọ́ Jimoh is the most favourably used. This is because eti, the
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Yoruba on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Yoruba in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
A review of the oral histories around abiku note that: "Such accounts (sometimes they are just hasty definitions) often mix facts about àbíkú with facts about ògbánje; represent àbíkú as homogeneous across time and space; fail to distinguish between popular and expert, official and heretical, indigenous and exogenous discourses of àbíkú; assume that the belief in àbíkú has a ...
Odigba also known as Edigba and Ejigba [1] (Yoruba: Òdìgbà, Èdìgbà, Èjìgbà) is the name for a bound collection of cylindrical beaded strings, collars, necklaces or rope accessories in the Yoruba culture. The word anatomy of the term comes from the article pieces: -Odi/Edi; (The bound or tied), and -Igba; (Collar or cord), while that of ...
The Nigerian Yoruba alphabet is made up of 25 letters, without C Q V X Z but with the additions of Ẹ, Ọ, Ṣ and Gb. [1] [2] However, many of the excluded consonants are present in several dialectal forms of Yoruba, including V, Z, and other digraphs (like ch, gh, and gw). Central Yoruba dialects also have 2 extra vowels that are allophones ...
The words in this category precede a common four-letter noun (hint: this noun typically refers to the hindmost part of an animal). Related: 300 Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your Fun ...
Iyalawo is a term in the Lucumi religion that literally means "mother of mysteries" or "mother of wisdom" (iyá: “mother”; awó “mysteries"). Some adherents use the term "mamalawo," which is a partially African diaspora version of the Lucumi term, iyaláwo and yeyelawo are two more versions of mother of mysteries.